Game apparatus



(No M'odel.)

BQ 0. BORN. GAME APPARATUS.

No. 558,265.` Patented Apr. 1A, 1896.

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BENJAMIN O. DORN, OFv SOUTH BEND,KINDIANA.

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettelslatent N0. 558,265, dated April 14,1896.

Application filed July 12, 1895. Serial No. 555,761. (No model.)

To aZZ whom z5 may concern: l

-Be it known that I, BENJAMIN O. DOEN, of South Bend, in the county ofSt. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsv in Game Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention is an improved combined advertising device and gameapparatus A; and its object is, therefore, to produce a game apparatuswhich is especially adapted for an advertising-circular, and bycombining a mathe xnatical problem with mechanical means for solving itwill cause the device with the advertisements thereon to be preserved,and while displaying and circulating the advertisements in a mostadvantageous manner for the advertiser will afford considerableamusement to adults and children.

' The invention `is summarized in the claim, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and described in detail as follows:

Referring to said drawings by letters of reference, Figure l is aperspective view of the apparatus folded. Fig. 2 is a top View of sameextended. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3, Fig. l.

The apparatus consists of a folding board upon which are indicated twodivisions or starting and finishing points, and a number of detachableobjects or cards, which are to be shifted from one start to finish.Practically there are three pairs of cards D d, J j, and P p and asingle card U. Each pair of cards represents a man and wife and thesingle card is an umbrella. The pairs of cards are readilydistinguishable by the figures printed thereon, their color or shape, orotherwise. The starting-point is a representation of a hall or church Hand the objective point or home is a representation of a house h. Thegame is based on a mathematical problem, which may be stated as follows:

Three men with their wives are at a hall. All are to go home under theone umbrella. One or two only can be moved at a time. Members of thecompany must return the umbrella to the others until all are home. No

man must escort anothers Wife home, nor must any woman be left at thehall or at home with any man unless herhusband is present, and all mustbe taken home in eleven or less moves.

The solution of the puzzle may be given on a printed key inclosed ineach apparatus.

As shown in the drawings, the board con sists of two main divisions,each consisting of three divisions A, A', and A2 and B, B', and B2,respectively, the side parts A' A2 folding over upon the central part Aand the parts B' B2 also folding over upon the central part B. The endsof parts A B are united byahinge strip C, so that when the parts arefolded, as described, parts B can be folded over upon parts A, asindicated in Fig. l, so that the puzzle iscompact. On the outer face ofeach division an advertisement may be printed; but generally the name ofthe puzzle is printed on back of division B, and the best displayedadvertisement will be that on back of division A. The hall H is on oneend of divison A and home h on the opposite end of division B, asindicated in Fig. l. The directions for the puzzle, advertisements,doc., may be printed on the inner faces of parts B', B2, and A2. At theouter edge of part A' is a flap ct, which is turned down against theinner face of and fastened to part A' in any suitable manner. As shown,iiap a is nearly as long and about half as wide as part A', and isprovided with tongues a' on its ends,adapted to engage slits a2 in partA, as shown, and fasten the flap down thereon, as indicated in Fig. 2,the flap forming a pocket in which the movable objects, key, dac., areplaced when not in use.

` The pocket-division A' and division A are the two most important inthe game apparatus, and if of large size the house might be on part A',as is obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, andkdesire tosecure by Letters Patent thereon, is-

In an advertising game apparatus substantially as described, thecombination of a folding board having a plurality of equal-sizeddivisions A, A', A2, and B, B', B2, adapted to be folded upon eachother, the connecting hinge-piece C and a flap integral with one of thedivisions folded thereover and secured IOO thereto; one side of saidboard having the In testimony that I Claim the nforegoing as gameprinted thereon; and the outer side my own I affix my signature inpresence of adapted to bear advertisements; with pairs two Witnesses.

of movable objects, each pair being distin- BENJAMN O. BORN. 5 guishablefrom the other, said objects to be YVitnessesc moved from one point onthe board to the JAMES DUSHANE,

other by hand, substantially as described. XVM. I-I. BARGER.

